Today, the New York City Council compounded a health care policy fracture voting to support the New York Health Act. The action is simply another piece of experimental political theater, rather than a close-look at the realities of single payer.…
DECEMBER 7 Politico (Excerpt)SINGLE PAYER — Long-term care will be included when the New York Health Act is reintroduced, Assembly Health Chairman Richard Gottfried said. The addition of long-term home care and nursing home care would add another $20 billion…
The New York City Council Health Committee is violating the first rule of health care: to do no harm. Today’s action calling on the State Legislature and Governor to pass single payer legislation is nothing more than political theatre. What…
DECEMBER 1 Ocasio-Cortez: 'Frustrating' that lawmakers oppose 'Medicare for all' while enjoying cheap government insurance The Hill News Dec. 1, 2018 NOVEMBER 30 Sanders brings in high-profile celebrities and politicians for progressive conference MyChamplainValley-TV News Nov. 30, 2018 Democrats Still…
POLITICO NEW YORK By SALLY GOLDENBERG 11/29/2018 05:01 AM EST Public-sector unions are gearing up to fight legislation that would establish New York State as the health insurance provider for all residents, worried the sweeping bill would curtail their benefits…
by Bill Hammond | November 26, 2018 | NY Torch The latest too-good-to-be-true argument for single-payer comes from Albany City Treasurer Darius Shahinfar, who claims that a government-funded statewide health plan would dramatically reduce property taxes. In reality, the savings for…
On November 27th, Bea Grause, president of the Healthcare Association of New York State. appeared at the Rockefeller Institute of Government. During her presentation, “Laying the Foundation for a Constructive Discussion of Healthcare in 2019,” she discussed the Single Payer…
For a printable version please click here. For Immediate Release November 26, 2018 Contact: Zack Hutchins (518) 465-7511 SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ALLIANCE JOINS DIVERSE GROUP WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE REALITIES OF SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE Recognizing the potential…
by Bill Hammond and Chris Pope | October 22, 2018 | New York Post The debate about a proposed single-payer health plan for New York has mostly focused on what it would cost (between $92 billion and $226 billion per…
By Michael Capaldo, Commentary -Updated 10:46 pm EDT, Thursday, September 13, 2018 The recently released RAND Corporation estimate of the costs of the NY Health Act, a state-run single-payer health plan, has been hailed as good news by single-payer advocates. A…